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Knighthawks finish season strong with win

One night removed from officially being eliminated from NLL postseason play, the Rochester Knighthawks ended their season on a high note, defeating the New England Black Wolves 10-8 on Sunday.

The Black Wolves (10-8) jumped out to a 1-0 lead midway through the first quarter. The Knighthawks (7-11) scored three straight goals but New England responded with three of its own. The Knighthawks tallied three consecutive again and led 6-5 at halftime.

Rochester outscored New England 4-3 in the second half. The Black Wolves cut it to 9-8 less than six minutes into the fourth quarter. Dylan Evans scored with 1:21 left in the fourth to put Rochester up 10-8.

Dan Dawson scored twice to give him 40 on the season for the third time in his 15-year career. Dawson added four assists.

Cody Jamieson recorded two goals and three assists for Rochester and Angus Goodleaf made 36 saves in the win.

Brad Self finished with one goal and two assists, which tied him for the league lead in points among NLL defensemen on the season, for Rochester.

Prior to the game, the Black Wolves had already clinched a playoff berth and are the No. 2 team in the NLL East Division.

The Knighthawks finish their season fourth out of five teams in the NLL East Division.